title: Health care providers' perspectives on the provision of prenatal care to immigrants.
abstract: In addition to facing barriers to health care and experiencing poor health status, immigrants to Canada and Sweden tend to have more negative birth outcomes than the native-born population, including low birth weight and perinatal mortality rates. Explored through interviews with health care professionals, including midwives, nurse practitioners, social workers and obstetrician gynaecologists, this paper evaluates their experiences in providing prenatal care to immigrants in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Results reveal the complexity of delivering care to immigrants, particularly with respect to expectations surrounding language, culture and type and professionalism of care. The paper concludes by discussing future research options and implications for the delivery of prenatal care to this population.
authors.affiliation: School of Geography and Earth Sciences and McMaster Institute of Environment and Health, McMaster University, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Carita
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ng
authors.forename: K Bruce
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Newbold
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001364:Awareness; D054521:Cultural Competency; D003469:Culture; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D009864:Ontario; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011247:Pregnancy; D011295:Prenatal Care / Q000523:psychology*; D013548:Sweden; D016387:Women's Health